Today, many Americans wholeheartedly embrace instant gratification. Technology — from the quick hits of dopamine our smartphones feed us to unlimited internet access — is making us less patient. This ...

While fencing in your backyard can create some privacy, it's not always the best choice. Even Robert Frost wasn't so sure that good fences make good neighbors. As he puts it in the poem where that ...

You’re legally allowed to cut ivy back to your property line, as long as you don’t damage the main plant or cross boundaries.

A pretty mocking bird sitting on a tree branch - Michael Dean Shelton/Getty Images Even if your yard is already worthy of envious stares from neighbors and guests, chances are it might still lack the ...

Growing fruit trees in containers gives you flexibility to control sunlight, size, and damaging weather. Try growing one of these fruit trees in pots.